Bill Sponsor
House Bill 6932
115th Congress(2017-2018)
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve home health payment reforms under the Medicare program.
Introduced
Introduced
Introduced in House on Sep 27, 2018
Overview
Text
Introduced
Sep 27, 2018
Latest Action
Oct 10, 2018
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
The primary form of legislative measure used to propose law. Depending on the chamber of origin, bills begin with a designation of either H.R. or S. Joint resolution is another form of legislative measure used to propose law.
Bill Number
6932
Congress
115
Policy Area
Health
Health
Primary focus of measure is science or practice of the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disease; health services administration and funding, including such programs as Medicare and Medicaid; health personnel and medical education; drug use and safety; health care coverage and insurance; health facilities. Measures concerning controlled substances and drug trafficking may fall under Crime and Law Enforcement policy area.
Sponsorship by Party
House Votes (0)
Senate Votes (0)
No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary

This bill alters the payment methodology under the Medicare prospective payment system for home health services, including by eliminating the requirement that such methodology include certain behavioral assumptions regarding the implementation of specified changes to units of payment and case-mix adjustment factors.

Text (1)
September 27, 2018
Actions (3)
10/10/2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
09/27/2018
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
09/27/2018
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
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